Occupation salary profile

Farm Labor Contractors

SOC 13-1074 BLS OEWS May 2025

Recruit and hire seasonal or temporary agricultural laborers. May transport, house, and provide meals for workers.

National median · BLS
$58,460
▲ +20.07% YoY
H-1B sponsor median
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Too few H-1B filings
Average salary · BLS
$58,470
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
310
Jobs (BLS)
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Pay range for Farm Labor Contractors

Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation.

Percentile All U.S. workers (BLS)
10th — entry pay$30,930
25th$35,720
Median (50th)$58,460
75th$79,590
90th — top pay$84,050

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Projections 2025–2035

Job outlook for Farm Labor Contractors

BLS projects employment of farm labor contractors to grow 7.4% from 2025 to 2035, faster than the 3.5% average for all occupations. About 100 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.

Jobs 2025 → 2035
1,900 → 2,000
+100 jobs
Projected change
+7.4%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
100
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
No formal educational credential
Plus less than 5 years experience
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training
Preparation needed (O*NET Job Zone 2)
Very Little to Some Preparation Needed. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
Fastest-growing jobs → Best-paying jobs that need no formal education →

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–2035

Skills & tools

Skills needed for Farm Labor Contractors

How important each skill and knowledge area is for this job, rated by O*NET on a 1–5 scale from surveys of workers and occupational analysts.

Top skills
  • Speaking3.4
  • Active Listening3.1
  • Coordination3.1
  • Management of Personnel Resources3.1
  • Critical Thinking3.0
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.0
  • Monitoring3.0
  • Social Perceptiveness3.0
  • Time Management3.0
  • Complex Problem Solving2.8
Top knowledge areas
  • Administration and Management4.0
  • Administrative4.0
  • Food Production3.8
  • Production and Processing3.6
  • Economics and Accounting3.5
  • Foreign Language3.5
  • Mathematics3.4
  • Customer and Personal Service3.4
Software and technology used
FacebookIntuit QuickBooksMicrosoft AccessMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft SharePointMicrosoft WordSAP softwareBookkeeping softwareE-VerifyFinancial accounting softwareWeb browser software

Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).

Source: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

About the job

What farm labor contractors do

  • Pay wages of contracted farm laborers.
  • Provide food, drinking water, and field sanitation facilities to contracted workers.
  • Recruit and hire agricultural workers.
  • Supervise the work of contracted employees.
  • Employ foremen to deal directly with workers when recruiting, hiring, instructing, assigning tasks, and enforcing work rules.
  • Furnish tools for employee use.
  • Direct and transport workers to appropriate work sites.
More job titles for this occupation (6)
Farm ContractorFarm Sanitation EmployeeField ContractorField Crop Harvest ContractorHarvest ContractorHarvesting Contractor

Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.